see my post 20 Feb 22 - 03:59 AM

Australia - Brisbane’s convict past unearthed during busway excavations

Brisbane is the 3rd oldest capital city in Australia & was settled in 1824, 36 years after Sydney was settled.

5 days later - Remnants of Brisbane’s convict era lasted centuries, gone within days Archaeological remnants of convict-era Brisbane were allowed to be excavated this week for a $1.3 billion busway project to proceed ... By Thursday afternoon, however, they were removed by a small bulldozer, which pried out every piece of stone to be carted away ... The stone stairs, 190-year-old stone wall and foundations will not be returned to Adelaide Street, despite providing a rare glimpse of Brisbane’s early convict days.

“Opportunities are under consideration for people to physically see the items in the future,” the lord mayor’s spokeswoman said, while ruling out the original site ...